Are you “Highly Qualified?”Are you “Highly Qualified?”

HOUSSE can answer that questionHOUSSE can answer that question

Things to help you as you Things to help you as you work:work:

College transcriptsCollege transcripts Teaching CertificateTeaching Certificate Professional Development Professional Development

materialsmaterials

If you have passed the Illinois If you have passed the Illinois Elementary Certification test you Elementary Certification test you are HQ in:are HQ in: Algebra (K-8 only)Algebra (K-8 only) Basic and/or General Math (K-8 only)Basic and/or General Math (K-8 only) Biological Sciences (Middle Grades Biological Sciences (Middle Grades

Only)Only) Elementary Self Contained (K-5 only)Elementary Self Contained (K-5 only) General Science (K-8 only)General Science (K-8 only) Geography (Middle Grades Only)Geography (Middle Grades Only) History (Middle Grades Only)History (Middle Grades Only) Language Arts (Grades 1-8 Only)Language Arts (Grades 1-8 Only) Physical Science (Middle Grades Only)Physical Science (Middle Grades Only) Reading (K-8 Only)Reading (K-8 Only)

Subject Areas for IllinoisSubject Areas for IllinoisHQ StatusHQ Status AlgebraAlgebra ArtArt Basic and/or General MathBasic and/or General Math Biological Sciences (Mid. Gr. only)Biological Sciences (Mid. Gr. only) Biology (Grades 9 -12 only)Biology (Grades 9 -12 only) Botany (Grades 9 -12 only)Botany (Grades 9 -12 only) Calculus (Grades 9 -12 only)Calculus (Grades 9 -12 only) Chemistry (Grades 9 -12 only)Chemistry (Grades 9 -12 only) Chinese – CantoneseChinese – Cantonese Chinese – MandarinChinese – Mandarin DanceDance

Subject Areas for Illinois Subject Areas for Illinois HQ StatusHQ Status Drama/Theatre ArtsDrama/Theatre Arts Earth/Space Science (Grades 9 -12 only)Earth/Space Science (Grades 9 -12 only) Economics (Grades 9 -12 only)Economics (Grades 9 -12 only) Elementary Self Contained (K-5 only)Elementary Self Contained (K-5 only) Elementary Self Contained (K-3 only)Elementary Self Contained (K-3 only) English (Grades 9 -12 only)English (Grades 9 -12 only) English as a Second LanguageEnglish as a Second Language Environmental ScienceEnvironmental Science FrenchFrench HebrewHebrew

Subject Areas for IllinoisSubject Areas for IllinoisHQ StatusHQ Status History (Middle Grades only)History (Middle Grades only) Instrumental MusicInstrumental Music ItalianItalian JapaneseJapanese Journalism (Grades 9-12 only)Journalism (Grades 9-12 only) KoreanKorean Language Arts (Grades 1-8 only)Language Arts (Grades 1-8 only) LatinLatin Other Foreign LanguagesOther Foreign Languages Physical Science (Middle Grades Only)Physical Science (Middle Grades Only) Physics (Grades 9-12 only)Physics (Grades 9-12 only)

Subject Areas for Illinois Subject Areas for Illinois HQ StatusHQ Status Physiology (Grades 9-12 only)Physiology (Grades 9-12 only) PolishPolish Political Science/Civics (Grades 9-12 only)Political Science/Civics (Grades 9-12 only) ReadingReading Reading SpecialistReading Specialist RussianRussian SpanishSpanish Speech (Grades 9-12 only)Speech (Grades 9-12 only) General ScienceGeneral Science Geography (Grades 9-12 only)Geography (Grades 9-12 only) Geography (Middle Grades only)Geography (Middle Grades only) Geometry (Grades 9-12 only)Geometry (Grades 9-12 only)

Subject Areas for IllinoisSubject Areas for IllinoisHQ StatusHQ Status GermanGerman GreekGreek Title I remedial mathTitle I remedial math U.S. History (Grades 9-12 only)U.S. History (Grades 9-12 only) Vocal MusicVocal Music World History (Grades 9-12 only)World History (Grades 9-12 only) Zoology (Grades 9-12 only)Zoology (Grades 9-12 only)

Subject Areas for NCLBSubject Areas for NCLBHQ StatusHQ Status

Teachers who teach ONE section of a Teachers who teach ONE section of a class in these areas must class in these areas must demonstrate HQ statusdemonstrate HQ status

The ArtsThe Arts Civics or Gov’tCivics or Gov’t EconomicsEconomics EnglishEnglish Foreign Lang.Foreign Lang. GeographyGeography

HistoryHistory

MathematicsMathematics

Reading and Reading and Language ArtsLanguage Arts

ScienceScience

Subject Areas for NCLBSubject Areas for NCLBthat do NOT require HQ Statusthat do NOT require HQ Status

AgricultureAgriculture Business/AccountingBusiness/Accounting Drivers EducationDrivers Education Family and Consumer ScienceFamily and Consumer Science Industrial ArtsIndustrial Arts Physical EducationPhysical Education Special Education ResourceSpecial Education Resource TechnologyTechnology Social StudiesSocial Studies

Activities that earn pointsActivities that earn points

Teaching Teaching experience K-12 or experience K-12 or higherhigher

College courseworkCollege coursework Attending and/or Attending and/or

presenting at presenting at conferencesconferences

Work in a related Work in a related fieldfield

Hosting a student Hosting a student teacherteacher

Peer review and Peer review and peer coachingpeer coaching

MentoringMentoring Committee workCommittee work Approved travelApproved travel Action ResearchAction Research Inquiry ProjectsInquiry Projects InternshipsInternships Curriculum Curriculum

DevelopmentDevelopment Publishing articles Publishing articles

or booksor books NBPTS certificationNBPTS certification

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Print or download this report to keep for your records.

Send to Central Office for your file, send a copy to the ROE, and give a copy to your principal and your superintendent.

Does it really matter Does it really matter if I am HQ?if I am HQ? You may want to change You may want to change

districtsdistricts You may want to change You may want to change

teaching assignmentsteaching assignments The district may want you to The district may want you to

teach another subjectteach another subject Public Access will not list the Public Access will not list the

subjects for which you have subjects for which you have achieved HQ statusachieved HQ status

Updating Professional Updating Professional Development on ECSDevelopment on ECS

What are your questions?What are your questions?